11 Side Effects Cannabis Doesn't Have

Schedule I is a fully prohibited drug class in the U.S. that consists of substances with a high potential for abuse, zero medical value and risks so high that safe use is not possible even under medical supervision. The traditionally anti-cannabis National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) lists the dangers of cannabis as follows: mood changes, impaired body movement, problem-solving difficulties, impaired memory, an altered sense of time, lung irritation, increased heart rate and temporary paranoia (though noticeably not lethal overdoses or physical addiction). Classifying cannabis and non-psychoactive CBD oil as Schedule I defies logic, especially after comparing their side effects to those associated with prescription drugs in less restrictive schedules or unscheduled altogether. Cannabis does not produce any of the side effects listed below for drugs the government claims are safer, medically valuable and less prone for abuse.

1. A 14-fold increase in the risk of suicide. Benzodiazepine sedatives like Xanax, Klonopin and Valium (Schedule IV). Chris Cornell had a benzodiazepine drug in his system when he committed suicide.